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Clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,036 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,642 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,381
+2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in De Soto Parish comes to about $17.2M a year: $1,642 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in De Soto Parish as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show De Soto Parish grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish is 50 (upper middle), #1,036 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 49 scored counties in Louisiana.

How De Soto Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing and shoe stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureDe Soto ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.520.616.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$855K$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,642$1,761$2,055
Median household income$48,578$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score509

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in De Soto Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
27,381+2.0% since 2020
Households
10,504
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
876 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$48,578+5.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,503
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
8,222
Daytime population
23,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with De Soto Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles Parish, LA70126.4$3.1M−3.7%#362 of 2,087
2Vermilion Parish, LA65136.0$2.8M+1.3%#513 of 2,087
3Livingston Parish, LA646612.3$1.5M+8.5%#552 of 2,087
4East Feliciana Parish, LA5857.8$2.4M−2.8%#733 of 2,087
5Vernon Parish, LA56147.7$2.1M−7.3%#808 of 2,087
6St. Martin Parish, LA55126.1$2.7M−1.0%#842 of 2,087
7Evangeline Parish, LA5164.8$3.2M−1.0%#998 of 2,087
8Tangipahoa Parish, LA516011.5$1.5M+5.8%#1,014 of 2,087
9Pointe Coupee Parish, LA5078.4$2.1M−5.6%#1,033 of 2,087
10De Soto Parish, LA50109.5$1.7M+2.0%#1,036 of 2,087

Other business types in De Soto Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in De Soto Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in De Soto Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in De Soto Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $17.2M a year, or $1,642 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,504 households in De Soto Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does De Soto Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

De Soto Parish has 9.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, De Soto Parish would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is De Soto Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put De Soto Parish at 27,381 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,504 households. Median household income in De Soto Parish is $48,578, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.6%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. De Soto Parish scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,036 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in De Soto Parish

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